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日本社会党 (にっぽんしゃかいとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日本にっぽん社しゃ会かい党とう

also: にほんしゃかいとう

Meanings

1

noun

Japan Socialist Party; JSP

historical term

Historical political party that existed from 1945 to 1996, later reorganized into the Social Democratic Party of Japan (社会民主党).

See also: 社会民主党

日本にっぽん社しゃ会かい党とうは1996年ねんに社しゃ会かい民みん主しゅ党とうに改かい称しょうした。
The Japan Socialist Party was renamed the Social Democratic Party of Japan in 1996.

Written forms

日本社会党
- にっぽんしゃかいとう
  Standard kanji form. The reading にっぽんしゃかいとう is the most common pronunciation.
- にほんしゃかいとう
  Alternate reading; less common than にっぽんしゃかいとう.
にほんしゃかいとう

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan

book, present, main

社company, firm, office

会meeting, meet, party

党party, faction, clique

Similar words

社しゃ会かい民みん主しゅ党とう
The Social Democratic Party of Japan, which succeeded the Japan Socialist Party in 1996.

Etymology

Compound of 日本 (Japan), 社会 (socialist), and 党 (party). The name reflects its historical role as a major socialist party in post-war Japan.